loyal
See also: Loyal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔɪəl/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
Adjective
loyal (comparative loyaler or loyaller, superlative loyalest or loyallest)
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
- Faithful to a person or cause.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
firm in allegiance to a person or institution
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Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løjaːl/, [lʌˈjæːˀl]
Inflection
| Inflection of loyal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | loyal | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | loyalt | — | —2 |
| Plural | loyale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | loyale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
French
Etymology
From Old French loial (with various alternative forms: leial, leal, loyel) from Latin lēgālis.[1] Equivalent to loi + -al. Doublet of légal.
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “loyal”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 376
Further reading
- “loyal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loˈjaːl/, /lo̯aˈjaːl/
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Declension
Positive forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist loyal | sie ist loyal | es ist loyal | sie sind loyal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyaler | loyale | loyales | loyale |
| genitive | loyalen | loyaler | loyalen | loyaler | |
| dative | loyalem | loyaler | loyalem | loyalen | |
| accusative | loyalen | loyale | loyales | loyale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyale | die loyale | das loyale | die loyalen |
| genitive | des loyalen | der loyalen | des loyalen | der loyalen | |
| dative | dem loyalen | der loyalen | dem loyalen | den loyalen | |
| accusative | den loyalen | die loyale | das loyale | die loyalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyaler | eine loyale | ein loyales | (keine) loyalen |
| genitive | eines loyalen | einer loyalen | eines loyalen | (keiner) loyalen | |
| dative | einem loyalen | einer loyalen | einem loyalen | (keinen) loyalen | |
| accusative | einen loyalen | eine loyale | ein loyales | (keine) loyalen | |
Comparative forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist loyaler | sie ist loyaler | es ist loyaler | sie sind loyaler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyalerer | loyalere | loyaleres | loyalere |
| genitive | loyaleren | loyalerer | loyaleren | loyalerer | |
| dative | loyalerem | loyalerer | loyalerem | loyaleren | |
| accusative | loyaleren | loyalere | loyaleres | loyalere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyalere | die loyalere | das loyalere | die loyaleren |
| genitive | des loyaleren | der loyaleren | des loyaleren | der loyaleren | |
| dative | dem loyaleren | der loyaleren | dem loyaleren | den loyaleren | |
| accusative | den loyaleren | die loyalere | das loyalere | die loyaleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyalerer | eine loyalere | ein loyaleres | (keine) loyaleren |
| genitive | eines loyaleren | einer loyaleren | eines loyaleren | (keiner) loyaleren | |
| dative | einem loyaleren | einer loyaleren | einem loyaleren | (keinen) loyaleren | |
| accusative | einen loyaleren | eine loyalere | ein loyaleres | (keine) loyaleren | |
Superlative forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am loyalsten | sie ist am loyalsten | es ist am loyalsten | sie sind am loyalsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyalster | loyalste | loyalstes | loyalste |
| genitive | loyalsten | loyalster | loyalsten | loyalster | |
| dative | loyalstem | loyalster | loyalstem | loyalsten | |
| accusative | loyalsten | loyalste | loyalstes | loyalste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyalste | die loyalste | das loyalste | die loyalsten |
| genitive | des loyalsten | der loyalsten | des loyalsten | der loyalsten | |
| dative | dem loyalsten | der loyalsten | dem loyalsten | den loyalsten | |
| accusative | den loyalsten | die loyalste | das loyalste | die loyalsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyalster | eine loyalste | ein loyalstes | (keine) loyalsten |
| genitive | eines loyalsten | einer loyalsten | eines loyalsten | (keiner) loyalsten | |
| dative | einem loyalsten | einer loyalsten | einem loyalsten | (keinen) loyalsten | |
| accusative | einen loyalsten | eine loyalste | ein loyalstes | (keine) loyalsten | |
Antonyms
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French loial.
Descendants
- French: loyal
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (loial, supplement)
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